Why xor eax, eax?(xania.org)
518 points by hasheddan | 189 comments
Matt Godbolt's blog post explaining why compilers emit xor eax, eax to zero a register on x86 and why it is among the most executed instructions.
#compiler-explorer on Hacker News
2 stories tagged compiler-explorer, newest first.
Compiler Explorer and the promise of URLs that last forever(xania.org)
327 points by anarazel | 161 comments
Matt Godbolt's blog post on the history of Compiler Explorer's URL storage and the shutdown of Google's goo.gl shortener threatening old links.